Month: September 2019
When I was asked last spring if I would like to participate in the pilot of SHAPE America’s new health. moves. minds. program, I felt a sense of professional …
It is quite common to hear someone lament about “the good ol’ days.” For the field of health education, it can be argued that our best days are ahead …
Like many health and PE teachers, I believe my content areas are vitally important for students. Yet in most schools, students don’t attend health education class daily. Some of …
For more than a decade, we have worked to build relationships on Capitol Hill and to educate legislators about the value of health and physical education. Over the years, …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that teenagers do strength skills three times a week. As a high school PE teacher, I know it can be …
Years ago, as a new health education supervisor in a Maryland school district, I was tasked with creating standardized health education assessments for our middle school and high school …
As a health and physical educator, you’ve probably noticed changes over the years in your students’ youth sports participation patterns, as well as their overall athleticism and fitness. Research …
The health and physical education community was heartbroken to learn of the loss of Nancy Raso Eklund this week. Nancy had an incredible career as a teacher in Wyoming, …
I have been teaching physical education at the elementary level for more than 22 years. But every back to school season, I still put exorbitant amounts of pressure on …
